NETGEAR R6120 Quick Start

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NETGEAR genie App
Create a Bypass Account Using the genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Set the Parental Controls Filtering Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Set the Parental Controls Filtering Level for Your Router Network. . . . . . . . 31
Set Parental Controls Filtering Levels for Each Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Chapter 4 Remotely Access Your Router
Enable Remote Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Remotely Manage Your Router Using the genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Enable Your Router to Work with Amazon Alexa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Link the NETGEAR Skill to Your Alexa App. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Alexa Commands Supported by NETGEAR Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Chapter 5 Share Files
Access Files on a USB Storage Device Connected to the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Upload Files From Your Mobile Device to Your USB Storage Device . . . . . . . . . 38
Download Files From USB Storage Device Connected to the Router . . . . . . . . 39
View Files Downloaded From Your USB Storage Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Send Files With Turbo Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Enable or Disable the Turbo Transfer Power Saving Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
View or Delete the Turbo Transfer History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Chapter 6 Use MyMedia to Play and Share Media Files
Play Media Files From Your Home Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Share Media With Chromecast Using the Mobile genie App. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Change the MyMedia Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Restart the MyMedia Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Refresh the MyMedia Source Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Prevent Devices on the Network From Accessing Your Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Prevent Media Files From Playing on Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Chapter 7 Administration
Register Your NETGEAR Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Reboot Your Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
View the genie Mobile App Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
View the Router Model Number or Firmware Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
View the Local and Remote Access List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
View the Router Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

NETGEAR R6120 Specifications

General

DSL WAN	No
Ethernet WAN	Yes
Wi-Fi band	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)	1200 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)	300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)	900 Mbit/s
Product type	Tabletop router
Product color	Black
Networking standards	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type	Fast Ethernet
Memory card slot(s)	-
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	5
Power source type	AC
Antennas quantity	2
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Security algorithms	WPA, WPA2-PSK
Package depth	219 mm
Package width	179 mm
Package height	109 mm
Package weight	660 g
Shipping (inner) case width	461 mm
Shipping (inner) case height	215 mm
Shipping (inner) case length	352 mm
Shipping (inner) case net weight	4780 g
Number of layers per pallet (sea)	9 pc(s)
Number of cartons per pallet layer	6 pc(s)

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	136.5 mm
Width	185 mm
Height	46 mm
Weight	250 g